St. Helen Catholic School

November 2009

1. Magazine Fundraiser:
2. Haak Winery:
3. Christmas Pictures:
4. Bookfair:
5. Thanksgiving Holidays:
6. You helped make a difference for our school with labels:
7. Notes from the Accounting Office:
8. Need gift cards?
9. Bake sale:
10. Recycle ink cartridges, ipods, cameras, and cell phones:
11. Athletic Booster Club meeting:
12. Veterans' Day:
13. Alaska:

Magazine Fundraiser:

We sold over $21,000 worth of magazine subscriptions and HSA made 
$8,000.  The game truck and pig races are scheduled for the 
afternoon of Nov. 12th.  Friends and families can still support 
St. Helen Catholic School by ordering online at 
www.gafundraising.com and entering our school code: 1086990.  The 
sale ended on Oct. 6th but 40% of your purchases will still count 
toward your family fundraising obligation.  

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Haak Winery:

Are you looking for a way to spend a nice evening out with your 
spouse and earn credit toward your family fundraising 
obligation?  Buy your tickets to the Haak Winery!!  The event 
takes place November 13th and tickets cost $100.00 per person, 
and 50% of your ticket sales count toward your fundraising 
obligation.  Stop by the school office to purchase your tickets 
(credit card orders are accepted.)  The evening is sure to be a 
lot of fun!!

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Christmas Pictures:

Rosehill Photography will be here on Nov. 5th to take Christmas 
pictures.  Order forms have been sent home already.  Students may 
come to school dressed in their Christmas outfit or Sunday best 
for the picture.  Students are encouraged to bring a change of 
clothes to change into after the picture. 

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Bookfair:

Mrs. Drone will have her annual school bookfair during the week 
of November 16th-20th.  Students will be able to shop for books 
during their scheduled library time and after school.  Books make 
terrific Christmas presents!

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Thanksgiving Holidays:

I hope everyone enjoys the Thanksgiving holidays with friends and 
family.  St. Helen School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. (with no 
Extended Day) on November 24th and remain closed for the 
remainder of the week for the Thanksgiving holidays.  May God 
continue to bless your family as we offer thanksgiving for all 
that we have been given.   

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You helped make a difference for our school with labels:

As a result of a combined effort by our school, St. Helen Early 
Childhood Center and the church parish, we raised $600 for our 
school!  We collected 5,300 Box Tops coupons, 985 Campbell's 
labels, 445 Community Coffee UPC’s, and 83 Tyson labels!  Thanks 
for making our first Labels for Education fundraiser of the 
school year a huge success. But, it isn’t over yet! Our Labels 
fundraiser continues throughout the school year. So, keep those 
Labels coming! 
  
Did you know… 
•        All Community Coffee products, tea products, creamer, 
sugar and coffee filters contain eligible UPC's that can be 
reimbursed for cash for our school. 
•        All Campbell's® soups, V8 Splash® beverages, Swanson® 
broths, and Pepperidge Farm® breads, cookies, and crackers 
(including Goldfish crackers) contain eligible UPC’s that help us 
buy much-needed supplies for our school. 

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Notes from the Accounting Office:

Please keep in mind that each family has to fulfill ½ of their 
family fundraising obligation by December 15th.  Families with 
one student must raise $250.00 and families with 2 or more 
students must raise $350.00 for the year.  One half of this 
amount is due by December 15th and the remainder by April 15th.  

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Need gift cards?

Order your gift cards from SHCS Gift Card Café by November 5th 
and they will be delivered on November 18th.  Gift cards make 
great Christmas presents, teacher gifts, or just for everyday 
purchases!  You can download the forms from our school website- 
just click on “HSA/Scrip.”

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Bake sale:

Please support the 5th grade Bake Sale during the week of 
November 16th-20th as they earn money to go to Camp Kappe.  There 
will be lots of goodies for students to purchase during their 
lunch break.

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Recycle ink cartridges, ipods, cameras, and cell phones:

If you have any of these devices that you would like to recycle, 
please drop them in the Cartridges for Kids bin that is located 
in the computer lab.  The collection of these items will take 
place between November 16th- December 17th.

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Athletic Booster Club meeting:

If you are interested in joining the Athletic Booster Club for 
St. Helen School, please plan on attending a meeting on 
Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m.  Please contact Chris 
Bacilla at 713-857-4222 for more information.
  

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Veterans' Day:

Check out our Veterans’ Day bulletin board in the main hallway.  
A flyer will be coming home that explains how we will recognize 
those that serve in the military.  Students can wear red, white, 
and blue clothes on Veterans’ Day, November 11th.

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Alaska:

First grade will host a presentation about Alaska on November 
20th after Mass in the FLC.  Please take a look at the beautiful 
bulletin board in the main hallway of the school and learn all 
about Alaska!

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